Quote Originally Posted by JohnnyZ
pepurr I must ask you what you think of the devine simplicity argument for God, as it seems somewhat contingent with what you have said.
Originally Posted by Moshe Chaim Luzzatto
God??s existence is absolutely simple, without combinations or additions of any kind. All perfections are found in Him in a perfectly simple manner. However, God does not entail separate domains ?? even though in truth there exist in God qualities which, within us, are separate? Indeed the true nature of His essence is that it is a single attribute, (yet) one that intrinsically encompasses everything that could be considered perfection. All perfection therefore exists in God, not as something added on to His existence, but as an integral part of His intrinsic identity? This is a concept that is very far from our ability to grasp and imagine?
I feel it is a good start. I agree, "All perfections are found in Him in a perfectly simple manner. ", that is one of the reasons Jesus said:

Matthew 19:14 But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
Yet understanding is still lacking because, not only does God encompasses everything that is considered perfect, but all things considered imperfect. Just because we see something as imperfect does not make it so. To what standard do we measure? We measure by our own standard, which was born of incomplete knowledge. So, if it exists it is perfect because God made it and it is a part of God. Nothing about God can be considered imperfect.

An example of man's lack of understanding of this can be found in this. It is said of some ground that it is holy. I say all ground is holy because God made it, and it is in God, and he in it. That supposed holy ground may hold special meaning to man, but this is because man gives it special meaning. No ground or place is more holy than another, no thing is more perfect than another.

Truly, "God does not entail separate domains". All domains are of God, and in God, and he in them. To us there are many domains. To god there is only one domain.

People over complicate things. People love ceremony. People add things to the requirements of righteousness, and for entry into heaven, that are not required. Doing so they are giving God the attributes of man.

How is this so? Some people will tell you that you must be baptized in water, be it submerged or sprinkled, to enter into heaven. They are adding a ceremony that is not needed. They misunderstand what Jesus was telling them.

John 4:14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
The water Jesus gave was the water of truth and understanding. I really believe Jesus understood God in a way never understood by man before.

So even though there are good intentions in being baptized, doing that does not make one more saved or righteous. Any one can hold something in their hands and still not understand it.
pepurr Reviewed by pepurr on . Philosophy of Religion Today in my phil of religion class, my professor posed a simple question: Is it rational to believe in God? Me, I say no. Since rationality is a product of rules of the human mind, and since God exceeds the limits of the human mind, then God also exceeds rationality. Give your opinion and back it up with a logical argument. Rating: 5